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Brussels
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MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I've been but can hardly remember a thing about it. Think I had a good time though. It's certainly very pretty. The clubs were a bit dull and it pissed down.
Sorry if this is no help at all!
Sorry if this is no help at all!
Northstander
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aftershavedave
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brussels is nice, if not as exciting as say paris.
grand place is the main square, everything happens around here.
some fantastic restaurants...the best is "aux armees de bruxelles" just off grand place. some nice shops.
low on sleaze i'm afraid
grand place is the main square, everything happens around here.
some fantastic restaurants...the best is "aux armees de bruxelles" just off grand place. some nice shops.
low on sleaze i'm afraid
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afters said:brussels is nice, if not as exciting as say paris.
grand place is the main square, everything happens around here.
some fantastic restaurants...the best is "aux armees de bruxelles" just off grand place. some nice shops.
low on sleaze i'm afraid
thanks afters
some cheapy deals coming up inbetween christmas and new year. not sure whether to go though. or is there somewhere esle nicer to visit that time of year.
Trufflehound
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I love it and go there regularly - it's highly underrated as a city. Loads of great restaurants and beer bars (the Cirio, Falstaffs, l'Ultime Atome, to name just a few). I'm not a clubber (too old), so can't comment on them.
The Grand Place is very pretty, but the bars round it are overpriced. The Mannekin Pis is a waste of space.
The Grand Place is very pretty, but the bars round it are overpriced. The Mannekin Pis is a waste of space.
Superseagull
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- Jul 8, 2003
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Brussels is OK for a day or two maximum. It is a big city and all big cities are the same to me!
If you are looking for a more relaxed, historic and a bit different try Brugge which is easy to get to from Brussels. There are loads of good deals around with Eurostar to Brussels and then you have to get a local train to Brugge which is included in the ticket cost.
If you are looking for a more relaxed, historic and a bit different try Brugge which is easy to get to from Brussels. There are loads of good deals around with Eurostar to Brussels and then you have to get a local train to Brugge which is included in the ticket cost.
Eggman
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Havn't been to Brussels, I would like to.
There is a lot of Europe I would love to see.
I have been to Brugge though, that was nice.
Hope Iv helped.
There is a lot of Europe I would love to see.
I have been to Brugge though, that was nice.
Hope Iv helped.
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Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Beer is good, but the OB were a nightmare, keen on tear gas and getting payback for Heysel, coupled with a huge Turkish population intent on winding up the English in 2000, it made for an interesting few days during Euro 2000.
Head for Brugge.
Head for Brugge.
Trufflehound
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Brugge is nice, but overrun with tourists most of the year, and some waiters have a reputation for ripping off unsuspecting foreigners if you're not careful.
Almost as nice as small towns go, and far less touristed, are Mechelen and Leuven.
If I only had time to go to one place in Belgium it would be Antwerp. Some good places to visit, and it's home to the Kulminator - certainly the best beer pub in Benelux, and possibly the world.
Almost as nice as small towns go, and far less touristed, are Mechelen and Leuven.
If I only had time to go to one place in Belgium it would be Antwerp. Some good places to visit, and it's home to the Kulminator - certainly the best beer pub in Benelux, and possibly the world.
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